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WEB6 days ago · BY: Amanda Hernández - October 7, 2024. Violent crime and property crime in the United States dropped in 2023, continuing a downward trend following higher rates of crime during the pandemic, according to the FBI’s latest national crime report. Murders and intentional manslaughter, known as non-negligent manslaughter, fell by 11.6% from 2022.
For Alaska’s leading U.S. House candidates, a grueling travel week …
WEB1 day ago · In three days, Alaska’s top two U.S. House candidates traveled more than 1,000 miles and appeared on stage in three high-stakes debates on the state’s most pressing federal issues. It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, they said. “It’s been very busy in terms of the media attention ...
What Alaska voters should know as they consider a repeal of open ...
WEB2 days ago · Alaska was the second state to adopt ranked choice voting in federal and statewide elections, but it may be the first to abandon it. A citizen’s initiative ballot measure that would repeal the state’s open primary and ranked choice voting system made it to the November ballot after legal challenges. As a result, Alaskans will be asked in Ballot Measure 2 to decide if they would like to ...
In Fairbanks, Begich and Peltola offer sharply different views of ...
WEB3 days ago · Alaska’s two leading U.S. House candidates are offering significantly different views on the role of federal spending, a cornerstone of Alaska’s economy. Speaking to members of the Alaska Chamber of Commerce on Thursday in Fairbanks, incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola promoted her support of ...
Alaska’s congressional delegation joins House, Senate in voting to ...
WEBSep 25, 2024 · Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, joined the House in voting 341-82 to pass the measure, and the Senate voted 78-18, with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan also voting in favor.. The measure goes to the desk of President Joe Biden, who has said he will sign it. If Congress had failed to act, the federal government would have partially shut down starting Sept. 30.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked choice repeal ... - Alaska …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Election 2024; Justice; Alaska Supreme Court upholds ranked choice repeal initiative, now bound for November vote Ballot Measure 2 would end ranked choice voting and the state’s open primary election system
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
WEBMay 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...
How Alaska regulators ignored a gas conservation scheme
WEBOct 1, 2024 · The Regulatory Commission of Alaska last week ruled on the broader rate increase requested by Chugach Electric Association. The utility says it’s still studying the intricate, 89-page order to understand its effects. But to the advocates who proposed the natural gas conservation scheme, there was one clear takeaway: The order made just one ...
The Alaska Beacon launches with the goal of a better-informed state
WEBMay 11, 2022 · The Alaska Beacon aims to be an outlet people who want to better understand Alaska and its government can turn to. It’s nonpartisan and independent of any politician, political campaign or vested interest. The Beacon makes Alaska the 27th state covered by States Newsroom, a national nonprofit …